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Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3212) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Blood-bank technician
  • Cytology technician
  • Medical laboratory technician
  • Pathology technician
8European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
2countries report a surplus
212open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
3212ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 8 European countries reported a shortage of medical and pathology laboratory technicians: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. 2 reported a surplus: Czechia and Latvia.

Latest medical and pathology laboratory technicians job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

Germany

160 open ads

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

52 open ads

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where medical and pathology laboratory technicians are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortage€4,368 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€966 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€2,095 a monthNicosia: €750
GreeceShortage€1,682 a month *Athens: €1,150
IrelandShortage€4,667 a monthDublin: €2,000
NetherlandsShortage€3,769 a monthNot yet verified
NorwayShortage€6,047 a monthOslo: €2,000
SwedenShortage€3,915 a month *Stockholm: €2,100
CzechiaSurplus€1,724 a monthPrague: €1,250
LatviaSurplus€1,618 a monthRiga: €870

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for medical and pathology laboratory technicians alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What medical and pathology laboratory technicians do

Medical and pathology laboratory technicians perform clinical tests on specimens of bodily fluids and tissues in order to obtain information about the health of a patient or cause of death.

Typical tasks

  • Conducting chemical analysis of body fluids, including blood, urine and spinal fluid, to determine presence of normal and abnormal components
  • Operating, calibrating and maintaining equipment used in quantitative and qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers and computer-controlled analysers
  • Entering data from analysis of laboratory tests and clinical results into records-keeping systems and reporting results to medical practitioners and other health professionals
  • Analysing samples of biological material for chemical content or reaction
  • Setting up, cleaning and maintaining laboratory equipment
  • Analysing laboratory findings to check the accuracy of the results
  • Establishing and monitoring programmes to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results and developing, standardizing, evaluating, and modifying procedures, techniques and tests used in the analysis of specimens
  • Obtaining specimens, cultivating, isolating and identifying microorganisms for analysis
  • Examining cells stained with dye to locate abnormalities
  • Inoculating fertilized eggs, broths or other bacteriological media with organisms

Finding medical and pathology laboratory technicians jobs in Europe

Search all EU vacancies on EURES Check if your job is regulated
  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Cytology technician".
  • Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
  • If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.

Cost of living where the jobs are

Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:

BrusselsSofiaNicosiaAthensDublinOsloStockholm

About this data

  • Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
  • Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
  • Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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